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Unit 101
Segment 3 of 9 [#642]
The People Desire A King
Ether 6:19 - Ether 6:27
Duration: 1:35
Ether 6:19
And the brother of Jared began to be old,
and saw that he must soon go down to the grave;
wherefore he said unto Jared:
Let us gather together our people that we may number them,
that we may know of them what they will desire of us
before we go down to our graves.
Ether 6:20
And accordingly the people were gathered together.
Now the number of the sons and the daughters of the brother of Jared
were twenty and two souls;
and the number of sons and daughters of Jared were twelve,
he having four sons.
Ether 6:21
And it came to pass that they did number their people;
and after that they had numbered them,
they did desire of them the things
which they would that they should do
before they went down to their graves.
Ether 6:22
And it came to pass that the people desired of them
that they should anoint one of their sons to be a king over them.
Ether 6:23
And now behold, this was grievous unto them.
And the brother of Jared said unto them:
Surely this thing leadeth into captivity.
Ether 6:24
But Jared said unto his brother:
Suffer them that they may have a king.
And therefore he said unto them:
Choose ye out from among our sons a king, even whom ye will.
Ether 6:25
And it came to pass that
they chose even the firstborn of the brother of Jared;
and his name was Pagag.
And it came to pass that he refused and would not be their king.
And the people would that his father should constrain him,
but his father would not;
and he commanded them
that they should constrain no man to be their king.
Ether 6:26
And it came to pass that they chose all the brothers of Pagag,
and they would not.
Ether 6:27
And it came to pass that neither would the sons of Jared,
even all save it were one;
and Orihah was anointed to be king over the people.
The End of Unit 101 - Segment 3